Southern Railway announced it is bringing its smart card scheme, called “the key,” to stations between Brighton and Bexhill/Eastboard via Lewes. The new smart card technology is environmentally friendly – an alternative to paper tickets – while also making it easier and quicker for passengers to buy and use tickets. The smart card is reusable […]
19 Apr, 2012Southern Railway brings smart card scheme to East Coast
18 Apr, 2012Trüb introduces next gen OS for EMV compliant smart cards
Swiss-based Trüb Group, a supplier of payment cards and national identity documents, has released the third generation of its CombOS DDA for EMV compliant smart card products. New specs from MasterCard, M/Chip Advance and Visa, VSDC v1.5.3 drove the creation of this version of the OS, and it features increased payment transaction speed and other […]
18 Apr, 2012Sprint keeps the NFC phones coming with Optimus Elite
Sprint has announced the launch of yet another NFC-enabled handset, the LG Optimus Elite. Billed as an “eco-friendly” smart phone, the Optimus Elite will be available on Earth Day (April 22) for $29.99 after rebate with a new two-year contract. The Android 2.3-powered handset features a 3.5-inch capacitive touch-screen, 800 MHz processor, 5 MP rear-facing […]
18 Apr, 2012BioID introduces authentication for the Intel cloud
Nevada-based multimodal biometric authentication provider BioID has announced that its webcam-based biometric recognition product can now be used for authentication to Intel’s Cloud SSO and McAfee’s Cloud Identity Manager products. BioID uses “live detection” facial recognition to identify and authenticate a user who is logging into the Intel SSO portal. Likewise, it verifies the user […]
18 Apr, 2012MForce multi-modal biometrics improve positive identification rate
Biometrics provider Human Recognition Systems has developed an improved real time intelligence metric using fusion biometrics. The system is based on the MForce identification platform and was developed as an open architecture called Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS). With the new architecture, MForce can combine match scores from multiple biometric modalities, which improves the overall […]
18 Apr, 2012Hooters adds biometrics to prevent loss
Hooters Restaurants has implemented biometric fingerprint readers as a means to prevent loss in transaction and payroll fraud at the restaurant level. Hooters contracted with DigitalPersona Inc. to install the provider’s U.are.U fingerprint readers with ITWercs Point-of-Sale software in restaurant units. Hooters employees use the readers to authenticate transactions and clock in and out for […]
18 Apr, 2012Charlie Card expands to the Heart of the Commonwealth
Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) will later this month introduce the MIFARE-based Charlie Card system to patrons in Central Massachusetts, according to a local news report. Charlie Card is the stored value smart card used for electronic ticketing as part of the automated fare collection system originally installed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). […]